The Shop on Main Street [Obchod na korze] (1965)
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Life and death aboard a B-17, 1944
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Why America built a forest from Canada to Texas
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The Faroe Islands are the only country that celebrates their World War II occupation
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1940s New York City streetview
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From the front line to the freezer aisle: How World War II changed the way we eat
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How the US built 5,000 ships in World War II
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How the 'Shetland Bus' helped Norway resist Nazi Germany – innocent-looking fishing boats delivered valuable cargo and special agents
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In April 1945 the Swedish Red Cross launched the largest rescue operation of World War II – the mission, involving the now-iconic “White Buses”, ultimately saved 15,000 prisoners
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On the Resistance in Belgium platform, anyone can research resistance activities in Belgium during World War II
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Remembering Betty Webb: Bletchley Park and Pentagon code breaker
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Book review of Robert Ferguson's fascinating history of the experiences of the Norwegians during the five years of German occupation
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The history and economics of frozen orange juice
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Comics: Old-school distance-learning tools
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Former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which opened in 1946 as a symbol of Finnish-Russian friendship, has rebranded amid Ukraine war
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Restitution project genealogists track down rightful heirs of Nazi-looted books
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The forgotten story of the largest stadium ever constructed
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How librarians saved the day in World War II
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How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
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Nazi ties to Credit Suisse ran deeper than was known, hidden files reveal
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Building the worst World War II air force - terrible aircraft and how to sell them (feat. @AnimarchyHistory)
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Artifacts and human remains taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the 1940s are being returned to Chile's remote territory of Easter Island
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German Navy Enigma machine systems were different to the Army, making them tougher to crack. In this video, James Grime discusses the differences and what Alan Turing achieved in breaking the code.
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Divers find remains of Finnish World War II plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard
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Sounds Vintage Presents: Radio Fallout
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World War II ‘rumor clinics’ helped America battle wild gossip
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Finnish sauna that was gifted to the UK after the 1948 Olympic Games has been granted Grade II-listed status
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In World War II paperback books were mobilized to improve morale
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Early on-demand music streaming required lots of nickels
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Campaigners seek listed status for Finnish sauna from 1948 Olympics – wooden hut is Britain's oldest operating sauna and ‘hugely important’ piece of sporting history
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Monica de Wichfeld awarded Blue plaque honour in Derrylin, Northern Ireland – was a leading member of the Danish resistance against Nazi occupation in World War II
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Wreckage likely belonging to a British submarine that sank during World War II was found off the coast of Norway
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A replica of a boat that carried Danish Jews to safety in Sweden anchors an exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC
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Gilleleje remembers one of the greatest collective acts of resistance of World War II – its role in the flight and escape of over 7,000 Danish Jews
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The blue flash: How a careless slip led to a fatal accident in the Manhattan Project
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'Oppenheimer' brings painful memories of nuclear testing radiation exposure for New Mexico Native Americans and Hispanics
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The campaign in the desert of North Africa in 1940-1943 mapped
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Why 95% of Denmark's Jews survived the Holocaust
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The secret gay love affair behind Alfred Hitchcock's Rope
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Crippling Hitler's navy – the battle that knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's destroyers in Norway
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Mike the headless chicken
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Mers el Kebir 1940 - Britain attacks her ally
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Maps Are Fun! (1946)
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Early on-demand music streaming required lots of nickels - In the Pacific Northwest 70-plus years ago, a telephone-based jukebox connected callers to their favorite tunes
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WWII animated: Second Sino-Japanese War 1937-1941
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When hope is a hindrance
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Shostakovich's symphony played by a starving orchestra (7th, "Leningrad")
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According to a woman tasked with checking for poison in Adolf Hitler's meals, Hitler was sympathetic to vegetarianism
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Battle of Savo Island 1942: America's worst naval defeat
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WW2 animated: Western Front, 1944-1945. Part 1
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